Hammer attack after break-up ends in 10-year prison verdict
A man who attacked his former partner with a hammer after she told him their relationship was over has been jailed for 10 years and will be deported once his sentence is complete.
She had invited him to her flat in what she believed would be a calm and familiar visit. Instead, the meeting turned violent.
He brought a hammer and he used it.
Hearing
The High Criminal Court heard that the 43-year-old African national struck her several times, knocking her to the floor.
He continued to hit her until she could no longer resist, believing he had killed her. He then began cleaning the blood from the floor.
Before he could do more, someone knocked at the door. A second man, sent by a mutual acquaintance to help the woman with a gas cylinder, had arrived.
After knocking repeatedly, he was startled when the woman emerged from inside, covered in blood. She ran past him and escaped.
Attacker
He stepped inside and found the attacker with blood-stained clothes, and the attacker fled.
The defendant later denied the charge. He said he had been living in Bahrain since 2014 and was employed by a private firm.
He told the court that he and the victim had been in a romantic relationship for about a year.
According to him, she had recently asked to end the relationship and remain friends.
He said he was not angry and that she had invited him to her flat for lunch. He claimed he tried to persuade her to change her mind but failed.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Tribune
10 hours ago
- Daily Tribune
Court to rule on phone call scam
A man lost BD365 after entering his bank details into a fake link and handing over a one-time code to a caller posing as a BENEFIT employee. The High Criminal Court will give its ruling on 17 June in the case of a 24-year-old Asian defendant accused of helping to carry out the fraud in May 2021. The Public Prosecution said the man, along with an unknown accomplice, used a forged link and a phone call to gain access to the victim's card details and verification code. The money was withdrawn from an ATM shortly after. According to the victim's account, he received a message claiming to be from BENEFIT, asking him to update his app details. He clicked the link and entered his bank card number and mobile number. A short while later, he got a call from a man who said he worked for the company and asked for the one-time password to complete the update. He gave it to him. Soon after, BD365 vanished from his account. He reported the matter to the police. An officer told the court that the defendant was identified as the one who withdrew the money. Further checks showed he was part of a group that opened bank accounts in Bahrain and moved the stolen funds abroad. He had been sentenced in a similar case before and deported. Prosecutors accused him of unlawfully gaining access to the man's banking platform using the stolen code and helping to carry out the transfer.
Daily Tribune
10 hours ago
- Daily Tribune
Civil Defence handles nearly 6,000 incidents in just five months this year
More than 5,900 fires, road accidents, leaks and rescues were handled by Bahrain's Civil Defence between January and mid-May, according to newly released figures. The reports totalled 5,957. Of these, 879 were fire-related, 245 were calls for help, 145 involved leaks, and 53 were traffic crashes. In April alone, the service dealt with 1,375 incidents, including 210 fires and 695 requests for assistance. Accidents There were also 121 accidents on the roads and 17 cases involving fallen trees, poles or signage. Ambulance crews fielded 5,226 calls that same month. The majority involved people who were unwell, with 3,841 such reports, while 409 calls came after traffic crashes. Patient transfers A further 503 involved patient transfers between private hospitals and emergency departments. There were also 35 fire-linked calls and 438 for other matters. Meanwhile, 2,565 drug cases were recorded over a 15-month period by the Anti-Narcotics Directorate. In 2024 alone, 1,849 cases were logged. Most of these, 1,371, were inside Bahrain. The rest were picked up at the King Fahad Causeway with 201 cases, the airport with 276, and one case at sea. Inland In the first three months of this year, a further 626 drug cases were recorded. Again, most took place inland. The drugs hotline received 1,237 reports last year. In the first quarter of 2025, there were 283. Cross-border police operations with neighbouring countries and allies included 132 joint efforts last year, mainly with GCC states and the US. In the first third of this year, 88 more were carried out involving Australia, Pakistan, Jordan and the US Consulate General. Enforcement A series of talks and campaigns ran alongside enforcement. There were 300 lectures in 2024, said to have reached about 16,000 people. Another 25 lectures were held in the first months of 2025, along with eight exhibitions. Six campaigns were held last year, reaching 1,855 participants. Rehabilitation scheme The 'Taafi' rehabilitation scheme reported 100 former addicts finishing the programme last year. Fifty-one others did so in the first quarter of 2025. Partners helped launch 122 projects linked to anti-drug work. April data from the Interior Ministry also shows police patrols responded to 2,701 cases. Around 30 per cent were traffic-related, 6 per cent involved law breaches, and 64 per cent were general response calls. The Economic Crimes Directorate handled 9,184 cases in 2024 and a further 972 by April this year. The Cybercrime Directorate recorded 1,633 reports in 2024 and 657 so far this year. The Anti-Corruption and Economic Security Directorate dealt with 126 cases in 2024 and 50 in the first four months of 2025. Asian suspects A large share of online scams and credit card fraud is still traced to Asian suspects, particularly from East Asia. Certain African groups remain linked to forged currency and black-market trading. Coast Guard records show 81 cases in April, 34 of them tied to search and rescue or stranded vessels. Six marine accidents were recorded. Forty-one sea-based assists were provided.
Daily Tribune
2 days ago
- Daily Tribune
Hammer attack after break-up ends in 10-year prison verdict
A man who attacked his former partner with a hammer after she told him their relationship was over has been jailed for 10 years and will be deported once his sentence is complete. She had invited him to her flat in what she believed would be a calm and familiar visit. Instead, the meeting turned violent. He brought a hammer and he used it. Hearing The High Criminal Court heard that the 43-year-old African national struck her several times, knocking her to the floor. He continued to hit her until she could no longer resist, believing he had killed her. He then began cleaning the blood from the floor. Before he could do more, someone knocked at the door. A second man, sent by a mutual acquaintance to help the woman with a gas cylinder, had arrived. After knocking repeatedly, he was startled when the woman emerged from inside, covered in blood. She ran past him and escaped. Attacker He stepped inside and found the attacker with blood-stained clothes, and the attacker fled. The defendant later denied the charge. He said he had been living in Bahrain since 2014 and was employed by a private firm. He told the court that he and the victim had been in a romantic relationship for about a year. According to him, she had recently asked to end the relationship and remain friends. He said he was not angry and that she had invited him to her flat for lunch. He claimed he tried to persuade her to change her mind but failed.
